Sublimation is a great professional way to personalize shirts, coasters, puzzles, mousepads and more. It is similar to heat transfer, however it is a process where the image becomes an actual part of the item. Sublimation uses special paper, ink and polyester-coated items that all react with each other. When heated to high temperatures, sublimation ink turns into a gas and the pores of the polyester coated item open up allowing the gas to enter. Then, once removed from the heat the pores of the polyester item close up trapping the ink inside of the item. Sublimation items are smooth to the touch. You won't be able to feel any image outline if you run your fingers across the sublimated item. The color is so much more vibrant than the inkjet heat transfer paper.

The microporous layer is the superior coating used for inkjet photo paper. The coating has micro pores or nano pores (smaller pores than micro), which is based on silica or alumina, but in these days, the material is rare due to high cost. What is important is this coating can accommodate all types of inks, dye and pigment due to its pores, and also can cope very well with the particles in the pigment ink which “sit” well in or on the pores of the microporous coating. RC rough photo paper is almost always made with the top quality and PE Coated base paper.The main benefit of this base paper is to enhance the stability of the final products

Two kinds finish is popular ,glossy and satin .They have a microporous ink receiving layer optimized for the dye inks used in dry minilabs. Thus, the prints offer a very high sharpness, brilliant colours and deep blacks without noticeable matting even at high ink load. The pleasant, slightly warmish base tint pleases skin tones, the wide colour gamut allows rich colours with most subtle tonal scales and finest details. The prints will feel instantly dry after printing and are smudge-proof and splash-water resistant.

Double sided matte paper is pressed upon on both sides for inkjet printing, and laser color. It is notable for its application for graphic arts, which gives the cascading effect, including printing business cards both on the front and on the back.